Nyblad Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 182 ft
- climb
- 918 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Nyblad Trail is a short, easy hike in Missouri's Stockton Recreation Area, managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. The trail is about half a mile long and rises about 36 feet from its low point of 874 feet to a high of 918 feet. It is an out-and-back route, and the steepest stretch comes early on, with a 5% grade at about 0.07 miles. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Stockton Dam weather station show October highs around 71°F with lows near 48°F, and May highs around 76°F. July and August average highs near 90°F. Bikes and horses are not allowed on this trail. Lakeview Trail is about 0.8 miles away, and the Stockton State Park Water Trail is about a mile off. Sortor's Bluff Trail is roughly 1.9 miles away, and Hawker Point offers lake fishing about 2.3 miles from the trail.
- Lakeview TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Stockton State Park Water TrailCanoeing1 mi
- Sortor's Bluff TrailHiking1.9 mi
Hawker PointLake fishing2.3 mi
MastersLake fishing3.1 mi
Cedar RidgeLake fishing4 mi
Orleans TrailLake fishing4.2 mi
Crabtree CoveLake fishing4.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Gibson's Mill TrailHiking · ~1h 6m drivePhoto: SlapTheWorld, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
Natural Tunnel TrailHiking · ~1h 24m drivePhoto: rjones0856, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Red TrailHiking · ~1h 20m drive
- Gibson's Mill Trail ExtensionHiking · ~1h 7m drivePhoto: SlapTheWorld, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
- Lakeview TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
Bloody Hill Trail SpurHiking · ~1h 7m drivePhoto: SlapTheWorld, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)- Sortor's Bluff TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Bloody Hill TrailHiking · ~1h 7m drivePhoto: SlapTheWorld, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
Ray Cornfield TrailHiking · ~1h 8m drivePhoto: SlapTheWorld, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
Manley Uplands TrailHiking · ~1h 8m drivePhoto: SlapTheWorld, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Nyblad Trail
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
43° / 23°
7 wet · 1 snow
Feb
48° / 27°
7 wet · 1 snow
Mar
58° / 35°
9 wet
Apr
68° / 45°
11 wet
May
76° / 56°
12 wet
Jun
85° / 66°
11 wet
Jul
90° / 70°
9 wet
Aug
90° / 68°
8 wet
Sep
82° / 60°
7 wet
Oct
71° / 48°
9 wet
Nov
58° / 37°
8 wet
Dec
47° / 28°
7 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stockton Dam, MO, 6.2 mi away at 922 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
